MEESEACE.E.] 224 [Paluddla. 



peristome bryoid, endostome equally high, processes linear, cleft or 

 perforated in middle. Male plant smaller, the infl. discoid, terminal, 

 bracts very broad, obovate-lanc., nerved. 



HAS. Deep peat bogs, very rare and sterile. Fr. 6. 



Knutsford moor, Cheshire (Wilson 1832) ! Terrington Carr, Yorkshire (Ibbotson 1842) ! ! 



This beautiful moss is now extinct in both localities. At Terrington it 

 was plentiful and fully 6 in. high, but Mr. Slater informs me that in 1861 a 

 deep drain was cut through the bog, and in 1868 he could only find a few 

 stems not attaining more than 2 in. It has been reported as found on 

 Ingleboro, but I have not been able to obtain any certain evidence as to the 

 correctness of this record. 



TAB. LXXIX. A. Meesca trichodes (Southport, Hunt), ft. Var. alpina (Ben Lawers, Hunt). 

 B. Paludella squarrosa (a. b. Norway, Lindberg, c. Terrington Carr, Spruce). 



a. Fertile plant, b. Male. c. Sterile plant, i. Leaf. ia. Apex. ix. Section of same. 

 2. Perich. bract. 4. Antheridium and bract. 5. Capsule. 8. Peristome. 



